GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |